April 2014 | Volume 7 | Issue 2

Three factors should be addressed when choosing a stove that is right for you.  In our January article we discussed the importance of knowing how the types of meals you will be preparing affects the selection of a camp stove.  We learned how stoves are designed for specific styles of outdoor cooking and how flame control and burner size affects the types of meals you can prepare in the field.  This article will be discussing the most common types of fuels used in modern camp stoves and how they should be factored in when purchasing the stove that is right for you.  Each fuel type comes with advantages and disadvantages that must be weighed when deciding on the stove that is right for you.

We are big proponents of using relatively inexpensive coolers to store our perishable food while on trips.  In fact, for the last two years we have been teaching cooking classes at Overland Expo out of our inexpensive cooler.   We have experimented with various forms of ice, trying everything from bags of ice-cubes to freezing cans of beer.  This experience has led us to develop these simple tricks for keeping your cooler longer.  Here is our short list of the best ways to keep your cooler cold on extended trips.

The Epic: Leg 3(b) Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3(a)
Never ending: Peaks and Memories

Photos by Monte Nickles, Ben Springli, Mike Digirat

    We pick up our tale of adventure just outside of the end of Poughkeepsie Gulch trail. Where we had just conquered the obstacle The Wall and I was still limping my truck along partially, the memory of its wound fresh in everyone's mind. As we came to Animas Forks however, we quickly were caught back up in the amazing Colorado scenery.

    Animas Forks is really just a stretch of trail that connects your to other trails. The first fork is right out of Poughkeepsie, with two options, Hurricane pass, California pass, and Corkscrew Gulch to the right, and Cinnamon pass, Engineer pass or Silverton to the left. We opted for left. It is a very tame road the whole way, almost maintained it felt like. So our rigs made very quick work of the road eating up the miles. The remnants of the huge mining operations here were larger than ever. Eventually we came to our destination of Cinnamon Pass.